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Stuttering in children
Stuttering is normal for children between the ages of two and five years, as it is known as developmental stuttering, and it is normal when they start learning to speak, to form words in sentences, and it may last for several weeks or a year, but it can be overcome without any therapeutic intervention. A pathological condition for some if it continues, and in this case it is known as a disorder in rhetorical expression, which takes many forms, namely: repeating the syllable, especially the beginning of it, or repeating the same voice, prolonging speech, or omitting some verbal sounds, in addition to Adding some sounds to speech, and in this article we will introduce you to the causes of this type of stuttering, its symptoms, and ways to overcome it.
Symptoms of stuttering
- Tense, anxious.
- Speak quickly, to avoid stuttering.
- Disruption of eye movement.
- Conflict in the facial muscles when speaking.
- The loudness of the voice when pronouncing repeatedly, and the vocal tension.
- Great effort to try to speak.
- Avoidance of speaking or uttering certain words to avoid stuttering.
Causes of a child's stuttering speech
- Heredity.
- Having other problems with speech or language.
- Neurophysiology, in which speech and speech develop in some children in different areas of the brain than normal areas in children without stuttering.
- Family problems, fast lifestyle.
- Psychiatric disorders or nervous disorders.
- Malfunction of speech receivers, speech systems, or speech analysis devices, which leads to stuttering and delayed feedback.
Methods for treating stuttering
- Produce situations where conversation is fun and smooth.
- Talking to the child at the right time without interrupting him while he is engaged in any of the activities, such as playing, watching TV, and so on.
- Failure to insist on the child to pronounce correctly, and to remain calm when teaching him.
- Avoid forcing the child to talk to others, and to sit with them.
- Listen well to the child, and look into his eyes when speaking without showing any signs of boredom or boredom.
- Avoid emotion when he stutters, and give him a feeling of his ability to speak without stuttering, and his ability to communicate with others even if he stutters, to increase his self-confidence.
- Tell him that this is temporary, and talk to him frankly.
- Providing comfortable conditions for the child inside the home to facilitate the process of communication and talking with parents, especially when he needs to talk.
- Teach him to speak slowly.
- Regulate his breathing.
- Using words from one syllable and repeating them, then gradually switching to longer words and sentences.
- See a doctor who specializes in treating stuttering.
